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Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows 8 took an embarrassing tumble in terms of usage in September, falling to its lowest level in five months. The nearly 2-year-old PC operating system fell to 12.3% market share last month, from 13.4% in August, based on a study of PCs accessing the Internet by Net Applications. It was the second time this year that Windows 8 usage has dropped on a month-to-month basis, not a good sign for adoption of the oft-criticized operating system. Windows 8 is a distant third in usage behind the 4-year-old Windows 7 and 12-year-old Windows XP, which have 52.7% and 23.9% of the market, respectively. Windows 8 was released in October 2012. Microsoft still controls 92% of the PC market, Net Applications reported Wednesday. Apple’s (AAPL) Mac OS X holds 6.4% of the market, while Linux PCs have the remaining 1.6%…. The percentage of PCs on the Internet Scalper1 News
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